Donald Trump Today

Claims assessed

February 2026,
by the verdicts.

A claims-only index of every assessment published in that month’s daily editions. Activity without an assessed claim is excluded.

28daily editions
37claims assessed
2supported
Supported2False12Misleading18Unresolved5

What the verdicts show

Only attributable claims count.

Attendance, travel, meetings and other schedule facts remain in daily timelines but are excluded from claim totals.

Unresolved marks an evidence limit.

This verdict is reserved for a specific Trump claim when available evidence cannot support a conclusive finding.

Full index

Every assessed claim

False 12

The administration ended eight wars in ten months.

AP found the figure highly exaggerated and several cited disputes were not wars conclusively ended by the administration.

Trump inherited inflation at record levels.

The annual inflation rate was 3% and far below historical records.

The United States secured $18 trillion in investment commitments.

The White House's own compilation was substantially lower and included nonbinding pledges.

Gasoline was below $2.30 in most states.

Statewide averages did not support the claim.

The warrior dividend was paid from tariff revenue.

The payment was funded through enacted federal appropriations, not a dedicated tariff account.

Cheating is rampant in U.S. elections.

Documented election fraud is rare and not shown at the systemic scale claimed.

Noncitizen voting is rampant in U.S. elections.

Large-scale citizenship checks flagged only a tiny share of registrations, and flags did not establish that those people voted.

Eliminating federal fraud could balance the budget overnight.

The government's high-end estimate of annual fraud losses was far below the roughly $1.8 trillion federal deficit.

U.S. oil production had risen by more than 600,000 barrels per day since Trump returned to office.

FactCheck.org reported the increase was about 334,600 barrels per day over the relevant period, far below the figure Trump gave.

U.S. hockey player Brady Tkachuk made a profane statement about the Canadian team.

The quotation circulated in a fabricated social-media post and was not an authentic statement by Tkachuk.

The greenhouse-gas endangerment finding had no basis in fact or law.

The finding rested on a large scientific record and was upheld by a federal appeals court.

Among Somalis in Minnesota, 92% do not work.

Employment data did not support the 92% figure.

Misleading 18

Earlier U.S. strikes obliterated Iran's nuclear program.

The strikes damaged facilities but did not eliminate Iran's nuclear expertise or all material.

Trump inherited a stagnant economy.

Real GDP grew 2.8% in 2024, so the economy was not stagnant by that standard.

More Americans were working than at any time in history.

The raw number rises with population; the employment-to-population ratio remained below its 2000 peak.

The tax law delivered no tax on Social Security.

The temporary deduction does not eliminate tax for every beneficiary and is limited by age and income rules.

The economy was roaring like never before.

Growth was positive, but available measures did not establish an unprecedented boom.

The 43-day federal shutdown cost two percentage points of GDP growth.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis attributed one percentage point of reduced fourth-quarter growth to the shutdown, not two.

Prices were plummeting.

Some prices declined, but the broad consumer price index was still rising.

Americans now pay the lowest prescription-drug prices anywhere in the world.

Some negotiated cash prices fell, but the evidence did not show a broad decline to the world's lowest drug prices.

There had been a tremendous renewal of religion during Trump's time in office.

Gallup and Pew data showed long-term decline or stability rather than the claimed broad renewal.

Religious renewal was especially strong among young people.

Pew found no surge in religious belief among young adults, who remained less religious than older Americans.

Biden allowed 11,888 murderers into the United States.

The cited immigration docket accumulated cases over decades and did not show that Biden released that number.

Trump inherited rampant crime at home.

Violent crime and murder were already declining before he returned to office.

Tariffs could replace federal income taxes.

Projected tariff revenue was far below individual income-tax collections.

Iran's nuclear program was obliterated.

The strikes caused major damage but did not eliminate Iran's nuclear knowledge or all capabilities.

Republicans would always protect Medicaid without benefit cuts.

FactCheck.org noted Republican-backed legislation and budget plans included major Medicaid spending reductions and eligibility changes, making the blanket promise misleading.

Natural-gas production reached an all-time high because of Trump's drill-baby-drill policy.

Natural-gas production was at record levels, but it had also reached records before Trump returned to office, so the causal framing overstated his role.

Minneapolis crime fell 25% to 30% because thousands of criminals were removed.

Some crime measures declined, but the magnitude and claimed causal link were not established.

The U.S. crime rate was the lowest since 1900.

Recent violent-crime declines were real, but no consistent national series supports a precise comparison to 1900.

Method

Totals reflect verdicts on attributable Trump claims published in the daily editions for this month. Evidence gaps that are not claims are excluded.